# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-22-135: Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB FTW98LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA305.md): Piper PA-22-135 · San Angelo, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 9, 1998 · N1279C · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power as a result of fuel starvation due to the pilot's improper positioning of the fuel selector. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
- [NTSB CHI93LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA191.md): Piper PA-22-135 · Kewanee, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 6, 1993 · N8236C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to refuel the airplane prior to fuel exhaustion. A factor in the accident is the pilot's inadvertent stall/mush during the forced landing.
- [NTSB NYC90LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA133.md): Piper PA-22-135 · Franklin Center, PA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 17, 1990 · N3393A · Substantial damage
  > Loss of engine power for an undetermined reason and the failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed during a forced landing which restuled in an inadvertent stall.
- [NTSB MKC89LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA026.md): Piper PA-22-135 · Salisbury, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 22, 1988 · N8927C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot said shortly after takeoff the engine lost power. He attempted to land on a plowed field, and after rolling about fifty yards on the rough, soft terrain, the aircraft nosed over. Post accident investigation revealed the engine lost power due to fuel…
- [NTSB LAX84LA477](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA477.md): Piper PA-22-135 · Byron, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 1, 1984 · N77G · Substantial damage
  > During takeoff, the eng lost power as the acft was climbing between 400 & 600 ft. subsequently, the right gear collapsed when the acft was landed on rolling terrain. The plt estimated there was about 2 gal of fuel on board.
- [NTSB NYC84LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA255.md): Piper PA-22-135 · Canton, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 26, 1984 · N3777A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot performed a runup prior to departure. He used one notch of flaps and approximately 800 feet of runway to break ground. During the climbout at approximately 200 ft the engine 'started skipping then quit.' The pilot was unable to restore power before…
- [NTSB ANC84LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA084.md): Piper PA-20 · Big Delta, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 6, 1984 · N8510C · Substantial damage
  > The plt switched the tank selector while cruising in flt and the engine quit. He said he then primed the engine and tried to start it, but failed. A forced landing was made & the acft nosed over. After the accident, the acft was righted, the tank selector was…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102206')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 353))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7102206&occurrence=353

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